Former President Bill Clinton delivers his remarks at the dedication ceremony for the George W. Bush Presidential Center April 25 on SMU campus.

Just days after the dedication of
the George W. Bush Presidential
Center, today SMU students, staff
and faculty have the opportunity to
tour the museum.
While last week’s festivities
were invitation only, the doors
will be opened today for a select
amount of students who registered
for a time to tour the presidential
center. Within 24 hours of the tour
registration being open, there were
only two time slots left open.
Those who will be attending
SMU Day today will be able to
tour the museum, which features
a exhibit dedicated to September
11th and an exact replica of the
Oval Office.
“Students, faculty and staff
who reserved tickets have the

opportunity to see the museum,
Freedom Hall and the gift
shop,” SMU Vice President for
Development and External Affairs
Brad Cheves said.
Until today the only people
to tour the exhibit were members
of the Bush Center, and select
members of the media, who were
given a tour on April 24.
The Daily Campus had a chance
to send a photographer into the
center. Those photographs are
available on smudailycampus.com
and offer a look inside the museum
to those who did not schedule a
tour today.
The five presidents who were
on hand for the April 25 dedication
toured the museum just before
the ceremony.
The Bush Center will open to
the public Wednesday and SMU
students, faculty and staff can enter
for free with a valid SMU I.D.

policy

social

SMU’s improvement of campus
crime alerts heighten awareness

Greek life organizes, participates
in philanthropy events

erica robbie
Copy Editor
erobbie@smu.edu
Brightly
colored
posters
with bold messages that read:
“Alert! Recent Sexual Assault
on Campus!,” are plastered
on doors and buildings across
SMU’s campus.
Faculty members and students
have posted these flyers as part
of an ongoing initiative to raise
awareness about sexual assault.
While it is often difficult to miss
these neon signs, it’s impossible to
miss the meaning behind them – a
message that hasn’t always been
so apparent.
SMU students have recently
noticed a major surge in campus
crime reports.
Diana Mansour is an SMU
junior who wanted to live on
Daniel Street her senior year.
Traditionally, Daniel Street’s close
proximity to campus has made it a
popular and convenient location for

SMU students.
This year, however, the area
has fallen victim to more than one
sexual assault.
“When I showed my mom crime
alert emails from this year, she was
like, ‘No way you’re living there,
Diana,’” Mansour said.
Mansour,
who
currently
resides at the Shelby on SMU
Boulevard, also never minded
walking home at night – until
this year. Other upperclassmen
agree that SMU hasn’t always felt
this way.
“The university has significantly
increased student awareness about
sexual assaults since I’ve been
here,” senior Allegra Nigh said.
But what most people don’t
realize is that SMU is no less safe
than it used to be. If anything, the
heightened awareness is creating a
safer environment.
“Statistically, we haven’t seen
an increase in sexual crimes
themselves,”
Karen
Click,
director of the Women’s Center

on campus, said. “What we’re
seeing is an increase in reporting
– from both the students, and
the university.”
This initiative began about a
year ago, when a Daily Campus
newspaper series forced SMU
to reevaluate the way it handled
reports of sexual assault.
In September 2012, President
R. Gerald Turner created the Task
Force on Sexual Misconduct Policies
and Procedures to “examine how
the university handles allegations
of misconduct among students.”
Several reports of assault
throughout
the
2012-2013
academic year, including the
John David Mahaffey case that
received national attention, has
only strengthened this change
in culture.
Last spring, SMU student,
runner and rape victim Monika
Korra released her full story to the
public. Following Korra’s story,

ABOVE: Sophomore Tri Delt
Annie Basler swings at a pitch
Sunday afternoon at Tri Delt
Triple Play.
RIGHT: Team Seamen form
an anchor with their bodies as
they rehearse for their
synchronized swimming routine
at Delta Gamma’s Anchor
Splash Saturday.
BELOW: Beta Theta Pi fraternity members huddle up to
prepare to perform a synchronized swim routine for DG’s
Anchor Splash.

PAIGE MICHLIK/The Daily Campus

emily heft
Contributing Writer
eheft@smu.edu
SMU Dining has changed
significantly since last semester, but
for many students, much is left to
be desired.
Following a series of student
surveys,
the
SMU
dining
management made several changes
to the cafeteria, Real Food on
Campus, this semester.
“We are always looking for
more ways to incorporate lean
proteins, whole grains, a variety of
fruits and veggies and dairy into our
menu, and the changes to RFoC
this semester reflect that,” resident
dietician Claire Florsheim said.
More fruits and vegetables,
quinoa, toasted barley and
chicken have been added in the
Produce Market. Other recent
additions include breakfast items,
like an improved omelet bar with
hummus, the pancake machine,
the fresh fruit, low-fat yogurt and
homemade granola bar.
“The peanut butter chocolate

KATY RODEN/The Daily Campus

The omelet bar in RFoC in Umphrey Lee is a student favorite.

chips in the morning are delicious.
I mix [them] with vanilla yogurt
and granola and I'm happy as
can be,” said first-year student
Molly O’Connor.
The final recent addition is the
return of the sandwich station,
boasting homemade bread. This is a
consistent student favorite because it is
always available.
“I love the new sandwich
bar. Whenever they don't have
any [other] food I like I always
go there,” said first-year student
John Wilson.
Most students praise the

recent change.
“I think the new food and
management is such an improvement
from last semester,” first-year student
Emily Ward said.
However, many still complain
that food is sometimes sparse.
“I don’t like that at random times
of the day there is absolutely nothing
to eat,” said first-year student
Amelia Dracup.
From about 2 to 4:30 p.m., RFoC
has very limited options.
Students who have class until

See FOOD page 3

LAUREN MURPHY/The Daily Campus

CHRISTOPHER SAUL/The Daily Campus

ABOVE: First-year Jordan
Greenburg takes a swing at a pitch
Sunday afternoon at Tri Delt Triple
Play. The event, held at Burleson
Park, benefitted St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
LEFT: Beta Theta Pi members
point at sophmore Danny Coonce
while performing their routine in
The Falls pool at the Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports at Delta
Gamma Anchor Splash Saturday.
LAUREN MURPHY/The Daily Campus

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HEALTH

The Daily Campus

MONDAY n APRIL 29, 2013
be aut y

Skincare problems increase during times of stress

Courtesy of thecheatlestherapyroom.com

To prevent blemishes and problematic skin, it is important to use proper techniques to cleanse the face and body.

ALExa HORNER
Contributing Writer
alexah@smu.edu
As the school year winds
down, the temperature kicks up
and the stress of finals looms
ahead, it can only mean one
thing: skin problems.
For college students, the
end of the semester creates the
“perfect storm” for skin issues.
From acne and irritation to
dryness and blemishes, having an
uncontrollable imperfection just

adds to this end of the semester
stress. Sometimes our skin can
be easily forgotten in these
pressure-filled times.
Although our skin can be
overlooked, it is actually the
largest organ in the human
body. Spanning 20 feet, our skin
keeps us alive by fortifying our
bodies from diseases and other
harmful toxins.
The skin regulates the body’s
internal temperature, which is
vital for existence. When our skin
is not taken care of properly, it

poses consequences to our health
and well-being.
One of the places people see
most notable skin abnormalities
is with the emergence of acne.
According to the American
Academy of Dermatology, 40
to 50 million Americans have
acne at some time in their life.
While most people are aware of
the blemishes and irritation acne
causes, many are unaware of the
real truth behind acne.
Acne is a skin disease that can
take the form of cysts, blackheads,

Hilltop Happenings

whiteheads, papules and nodules.
When dirt and oil trap dead skin
cells, they clog the pores and
cause acne to form.
Residual
bacteria
can
also create acne symptoms.
Acne is not just limited to the
face; it can actually affect any area
of skin.
Not treating acne will
undoubtedly allow the disease
to spread. Acne needs proper
handling and can lead to “cystic”
symptoms that require intense
oral prescription use when not
treated properly.
This intense strain of acne
also causes permanent scarring
to the skin. Not only does acne
have physically damaging effects,
but it results in emotional strain
as well. From low self-esteem to
depression, acne can be shameful
for its victim.
Acne can affect anyone,
even babies and elderly adults.
However, adolescents and college
students are acne’s prime targets.
Washing your face is not the only
way to prevent acne.
Changing these habits and
influences on acne can actually
save your skin. Here are a few
ways to do so:
Diet. Through scientific
research, it has been proven that
certain foods can cause or reduce
acne. Foods that are high in fat
and sugar content produce acne

Police Reports
april 23

MONDAY
April 29

Lifeguard Training Session 2 at Dedman from 4:30-10 p.m.

TUESDAY
April 30

WEDNESDAY
March 23

Alpha Chi Omega Bake Sale at the
Flagpole from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Meadows at the Winspear at the
Winspear Opera House at 8 p.m.

The Rep: Three Contemporary
American Plays Performed in Rotating Repertory in the Margo Jones
Theatre at 8 p.m.

The Rep: Three Contemporary
American Plays Performed in Rotating Repertory in the Margo Jones
Theatre at 8 p.m.
Have your own events coming up?
Let us know at tinyurl.com/hilltophappenings.

10:02 p.m. Possession of Drug
Paraphernalia/Possession of
Alcohol by a Minor/Disorderly
Conduct. Kappa Alpha House.
A student was referred to the
Student Conduct Officer for
having alcohol in his room and
smoking marijuana in his room.
The house is being referred for
throwing beer bottles at a security
guard. Closed.

by increasing hormones that lead
to pimples.
Instead of feeding your body
these types of foods, switch to
low fat dairy products. One of the
essential vitamins the skin needs
is Vitamin A.
Fruits such as blueberries
and strawberries contain high
levels of antioxidants that also
combat acne.
Cleaning. Washing your face
can be a tedious task, however it
is extremely essential for clear,
healthy skin. Our faces should
be washed at least morning and
night, and especially after any
type of physical activity. Since
dirt and oils are the leading
cause to blocking dead skin cells
and clogging pores, it is crucial
to wash your face immediately
after sweating.
Finding the right skin wash is
an important factor in keeping
skin healthy. If your face is oily,
products with salicylic acid are
the choice for you. However, if
your skin tends to be dry, use a
gentler product.
Stress. Stress is a leading
factor in acne growth. When
we are stressed, our hormone
levels change and our bodies
release more oil and the
hormone cortisol.
Also, with stress comes an
improper diet, lack of sleep
and less attention to taking care

april 25
1:08 a.m. Consumption of Alcohol
by a Minor. Meadows Museum
Parking Garage. Two students were
referred to the Student Conduct Officer for underage drinking. Closed.
1:32 a.m. Consumption of Alcohol
by a Minor. 5800 Bishop Blvd.
Two students were referred to the
Student Conduct Officer for underage
drinking. Closed.
1:44 a.m. Consumption of Alcohol
by a Minor. 5800 Bishop Blvd. A
student was referred to the Student
Conduct Officer for underage drinking. Closed.

of your skin. Stress leads to
the neglect of skin health and
needs to be reduced during these
crazy times.
Ways to do this are to exercise,
maintain organization, take
breaks from studying and most
obviously, get sleep.
Sleep. We are consistently
told to get more sleep, but in
the midst of finals that can be a
daunting task.
With lack of sleep comes a rise
in acne. What causes this steady
increase with a lack of sleep is
sharp growth in inflammation.
According to the Journal of
Clinical
Endocrinology
&
Metabolism
reports,
sleep
deprivation causes a 40 to 60
percent increase in inflammatory
markers,
the
heart
of
acne flare-ups.
Cutting sleep results in insulin
resistance that exacerbates acne.
Lastly, a lack of sleep leads to
mood changes. With emotional
stress, comes the hormonal
imbalance, increasing acne.
Although college is crunch
time, we need to see the
importance in maintaining
healthy lifestyles to combat these
potential problems.
As finals approach, reduce
your stress, get some more sleep,
clean your skin properly and eat
well. The results will be well worth
your while.

2:06 a.m. Disorderly Conduct.
Binkley Parking Garage. A student
was cited and released for urinating
in public at this location. Closed.
2:44 a.m. Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Owens Art Center Parking Lot. Two student were referred
to the Student Conduct Officer for
having drug paraphernalia

The Daily Campus

CRIME: Alerts released more quickly as

SMU increases efforts to inform community

continued from page 1

The Daily Campus ran two articles
as part of the “Rape and Its
Consequences” series. While the
first piece, “Justice brings healing:
Monika Korra’s journey,” was
a personal profile on Korra, it
showed how sharing her story and
facing her attackers allowed her to
overcome the tragedy. Korra said
that it was how she found power in
an otherwise helpless situation.
The second piece in the series,
“Sweeping rape under the rug,”
was a detailed account of how
SMU has historically mishandled
rape allegations.
Prior
to
the
articles’
publication, the university had
only dealt with these cases
internally – through what’s called
a “grievance process” – in order
to receive federal funding by
the government.
The story included a statement
from SMU Police Chief Richard
Shafer saying Korra’s trial was the
only sexual assault case in which
the suspects were prosecuted
successfully that he could recall
since joining the force in 1999.
Though the series sparked
controversy
among
SMU
administrators, who immediately
issued a public response to
The Daily Campus’ articles,
the writers’ voices made an
undeniable impact.
The same day that “Sweeping
rape under the rug” ran, SMU
issued a crime alert significantly
faster than usual, according to
crime alert records. Additionally,
it marked the first case in three
years that SMU provided
a physical description of
the attacker. The Daily Campus
made note of the university’s
initiative, publishing a story about
the “faster, more detailed” crime
alerts only a few days later.
SMU investigative journalism
professor Jake Batsell, who teaches
his students about reporting
crime, stressed the importance
of providing these physical
descriptions. Batsell explained that
the traumatic nature of these events

NEWS

MONDAY n APRIL 29, 2013

may cause victims to mentally
block-out certain details, either
consciously or subconsciously.
Victims describing their attacker’s
appearance, and police releasing
these details, can be “extremely
helpful” in potentially triggering
another
victim’s
memory,
Batsell said.
Posters, faster email updates,
and physical descriptions aren’t
the only way SMU is increasing its
efforts to inform the community
about rape allegations. Nigh noted
that while the communication has
been most prominently through
frequent emails, “SMU has
done a good job in other outlets,
too – word of mouth, teachers,
announcements, etc.” She said
that all of her professors, despite
their area of study, have brought
up the topic of rape at least once
during class this semester.
One of the many reasons these
conversations are so important is
because sexual assault affects a
greater number of people than
most realize.
According to the Rape, Abuse
& Incest National Network, also
known as RAINN, someone in
the U.S. is sexually assaulted every
two minutes.
“[The idea is that] this
will never happen to me,”
Korra said.
But the reality is that it can, and
it does. One in five women will
be sexually assaulted in college,
according to the U.S. Department
of Justice. What many people also
fail to realize is that it isn’t only
strangers committing these crimes
– in fact in most cases, it’s exactly
the opposite.
Abigail Boyer is the director
of communications and outreach
for the Clery Center, the national
organization that legally requires
all colleges and universities that
receive federal financial aid to
report their campus crimes.
In her years at the institute,
Boyer has found that “It is far
more likely for students to be hurt
by someone they know, usually a
friend or acquaintance.”

Statistics from the U.S.
Department of Justice attest to
Boyer’s experience at the Clery
Center, which say that, contrary
to common myth, the victim
and attacker know each other
in 80 to 90 percent of sexual
assault crimes.
The
department
claims
that “the more intimate the
relationship, the more likely it is
for a rape to be completed rather
than attempted.”
The Clery Center challenges
universities nationwide to be
proactive in dealing with campus
crimes with its “Beyond the
Numbers” initiative.
“Beyond
the
Numbers”
recognizes that “colleges and
universities that are effectively
educating their students and
responding to victims may,
and most likely will, have
higher numbers.”
According to Boyer, “rising
numbers of sexual assaults
does not reflect a greater
number of sexual assaults that
have occurred.”
She explains that the increase
is more often due to victims
reporting these events because they
feel “confident of the response
they’ll receive.” Creating a climate
in which victims feel comfortable
speaking out is key, considering a
mere 20 percent of rape cases are
reported, according to the U.S.
Bureau of Justice studies.
Additionally, RAINN reports
that 97 percent of rapists “will
never spend a day in jail.”
Click
supports
Boyer’s
assertion, and said that she is
“proud that we’re finally creating
a community where people
feel more comfortable coming
forward to share their story and
talk about these things that have
happened, and especially to people
we know.”
SMU students and faculty
alike hope that the university
does not digress, but rather
continues to move forward,
in creating a communal sense
of awareness.

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FOOD: More vegetarian, vegan
options offered by campus dining
continued from page 1

2 p.m. or later miss out on the
main rotating lunch entrees
and are forced to choose from
sandwiches or the other stations
that are always open such
as cereal.
“I get annoyed that they
start putting food away and
have no food for 40 minutes at
a time when they're switching
meals,” said first-year student
Tyler Coffin.
One of the biggest student
complaints is these transition
periods—there appears to be
a lack of options unless it is a
specific mealtime.
For students with special
dietary
needs,
additional
challenges must be faced.
Vegetarians and vegans are able
to find meals at Healthy on the
Hilltop, a station that denotes the
ingredients and nutritional value
of their healthier options.
“We created Healthy on the
Hilltop, which caters specifically
to our gluten-free and vegan
populations, though it is open
to anyone, because we have seen
such a rise in requests over the
last couple of years for these
types of meals in particular,”
Florsheim said.
Vegetarians praise RFoC’s
work in accommodating them.
“For the most part, RFoC
really does a good job at
giving vegetarian options. I've
noticed that they are making
more
vegetarian-friendly
food,” said first year student
Alison Connolly.
“I've also noticed they are
making more vegetarian food
on the weekends which was
a problem the first half of
the year.”
While the needs of these
students are being met, vegans
seem to have it harder, as in
addition to meat, they do not
eat eggs, dairy or any other
animal product.
“If I'm at Healthy on the
Hilltop and I don't like what

they have, I'm kind of out of luck,
or I'm eating my 28th salad of
the week,” said first year student
Alison Wheaton.
“It's hard to find all the things I
need in a meal, [like] protein, fruit
[and] carbs. I always end up with
three to five plates because I have to
go back or to different stations to get
enough food.”
Wheaton said her main issues are
small portion size and cut calories
at Healthy on the Hilltop, not
enough protein like tofu, and unclear
denotations of what is vegan and
what is not.
Students with food allergies
also face a challenge when eating
at RFoC. Dakota Warde-Levie, a
sophomore student who has several
food allergies, did not renew her meal
plan this year.
“Being allergic to so many foods,
it was too expensive to get a food plan
when all I was eating was the salads,”
Warde-Levie said.
Students with allergies note that
it would be helpful to have common
allergens, such as eggs, dairy and
peanuts, more clearly listed.
First-year
student
Moez
Jamohammad noted another issue.
“[As a Muslim student] I think
sometimes the food at RFoC is not
culturally aware, so some groups on

campus aren't able to eat any of the
food [on] days when most entrees
have pork,” he said.
However, those with any special
dietary needs should not hesitate to
take advantage of the SMU resident
dietician, who is available for a free
consultation with any student.
“With some allergies, there may
already be plenty of options already
being served that students don't know
about, while with other allergies [or
needs] we may need to go a step
further and look at providing cookedto-order meals,” Florsheim said.
The dining staff is dedicated to
giving help when asked; students can
simply approach them for help finding
and planning meals.
“Regardless of the need, we want
our students healthy and happy,”
Florsheim said.
Though many students with
individual needs have complaints about
RFoC, most students are celebrating the
recent improvements. The surveys
emailed to students in which they
could comment on the dining services
have created much positive change.
With the development of events
such as Soul Food Night and a
healthy eating week, as well as
more change as new survey results
come in, students have much to look
forward to.

Raggio Endowed Lecture Series
Please join us!

Jill Abramson
Executive Editor
The New York Times

The Boston Marathon Tragedy:
“Quality Journalism’s Role in the
Hyper Speed News Cycle”

SMU Faculty/Staff/Students:
Tickets will be offered free on a first come-first served
basis (one ticket per person). Please email ldempsey@smu.edu if you would
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4

OPINION

The Daily Campus

MONDAY n APRIL 29, 2013
boston marathon

LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Thank you for the Presidential Welcome:
When a historic gathering of U.S. Presidents visited SMU last Thursday, they encountered a campus that was welcoming, accommodating, and beautifully organized for the dedication events planned by the Bush Foundation. This courteous
welcome also extended to the more than 10,000 guests, including several other
dignitaries, who attended dedication events, as well as more than 500 members
of the local and global media. The world indeed came to SMU April 25, and we
showed the world what makes SMU special. The result is a heightened awareness
and appreciation of SMU and all who are part of our campus community.
I wish to extend my thanks – and that of the Board of Trustees – for the many
ways in which you contributed to this successful day for SMU and the George
W. Bush Presidential Center. We are grateful for your cooperation in changing
parking and transportation arrangements to allow for campus guest parking, extending your days to take on extra duties, volunteering to help with Bush Center
events, co-hosting and providing entertainment for the lively block party, and
being a part of the cheering crowds watching fireworks illuminate the sky above
Freedom Hall.
Now that the campus is settling down to prepare for final exams and another
historic event – Commencement on the Main Quad – I wanted to take time to
express my deepest gratitude.
SMU President R. Gerald Turner

Bush library

Student views of
Library Dedication
Library trumps political parties
As a liberal, I often feel like my political views are within a very small
minority here at SMU.
When political issues like gay marriage pop up in class, I often keep
my mouth closed so as to avoid confrontation. People often treat my
views as shameful, exclaiming, “Oh... you’re a Democrat...?” as though it
is impossible.
It never really got to me, but I was not thrilled about the celebrations
surrounding the Bush Library because I felt as though I wouldn’t have a
place in the social scene. I was pleased to find the opposite was true.
The library opening brought SMU together as a student body and as
Americans. The celebrations emphasized unity and pride in our school,
not in our political party. Despite the protests that suggest the contrary, the
library itself is not indicative of Bush’s politics either, but rather a display
of the glory of our school and country.
The five presidents who visited our school showed unity and friendship
which is possible across a scope of party alignments, and served as an
example for students to do the same.
Palpable excitement and unity ensued during the day’s events, culminating
in red white and blue fireworks and a dazzling spectacle of the country’s
coming together.
—Emily Heft, SMU Freshman

Exhale: Bush week is over
I think I speak for all SMU students when I say that I am glad Bush
Week is finally over. Don’t get me wrong, I got just as caught up in the
history of the moment and pride in SMU. But the Bush Center has also
been a huge inconvenience for all SMU students. And not just this week,
but for the past year.
As a fraternity member, the construction leading up to this past week
has isolated the fraternity houses from campus all year. Just before Rush
Week construction crews tore up the street in front of the fraternity houses,
eliminating all the resident parking in front of the houses and costing
fraternity members thousands of dollars in parking tickets in the process.
Construction beginning near these residences at 7 or 8 o’clock in the
morning, which was not appreciated either.
This past week has affected the entire student population, with no student
parking and blocked off streets and the administration’s insistence not to
cancel classes so that campus is not abandoned like Texas A&M when the
George H.W. Bush Presidential Library was opened on their campus.
The problem with not canceling classes is not just the inconvenience;
many students missed out on big events because they had to go to class.
I was sitting in class as President Bush and President Gerald Turner
were beginning the festivities in front of Dallas Hall at the welcome
ceremony April 19.
Fortunately I was able to see President Bush inside Dallas Hall as I
waited to go to class, but I know many other students were unable to take
part in the festivities at all. Is it too much to ask that when history is taking
place on campus the students be allowed to participate?

Social media changes news delivery
kevin matejka
Contributing Writer
kmatejka@smu.edu
The manhunt for Dzhokar
Tsarnaev in the early hours
of April 19 was morbidly
fascinating. Those of us still
awake were tuned in to the
Boston police scanner to listen
in, Google Maps to watch
along and Twitter to follow the
updates. Every out-of-breath
Boston accent could have been
the break — resolution to
the drama.
News was unfolding in real
time, not dolled up by CNN or
Fox. Ultimately, the Boston PD
didn’t find Tsarnaev until the
next day, hiding in The Slipaway
II. But, for those few hours, the
80,000 people listening to the
same feed as I were engrossed
in the drama of the manhunt.
This spirit of participation
in an event thousands of miles
away is the very same that
sparked the Reddit vigilantism
after the Boston bombings. For
the few that don’t know, Reddit
is a social media site that calls

itself the “front page of the
internet.” A group of redditors
took it upon themselves to find
the bombers based on a few
pictures and enterprising spirits.
They took to it with great vigor,
identifying several people they
believed to be suspects. They
found names, families, Facebook
pages, Twitter accounts – all in
the name of justice.
When I was listening to the
scanner I felt what those redditors
must have felt, a combination of
anger and desire for justice.
I yearned for suspect number
two to be found and I hungered
for any news that would heighten
the drama. I, and Reddit, forgot
one thing, though. Nuance. That
pesky little thing that makes us
qualify and question.
It makes us think twice
before we blame whole ethnic or
religious groups for the actions
of a few. Nuance was remarkably
absent from the coverage of
the tragedy in Boston. We
accepted any news available,
no matter how incorrect,
without question.
The time after a tragedy is

so often one of reflection. We
remember those lost and marvel
at the spirit and resilience of
the city of Boston. We must
also reflect inward, at our
society’s pathological need for
news. Everyone wants answers,
especially clean ones.
The need for this is all too
evident in the New York Daily
News’ brush-up of a photo
to remove a woman’s bloody,
butchered leg. Clean answers,
though, are unfortunately all too
rare. In the absence of definition
we need subtlety, nuance. The
ability to pause before making
a bold claim. We, as a nation,
need to the most basic of acts –
stop and think.
One of the most disappointing
things I heard about this country
came immediately after the
bombing. A young Saudi
national at the marathon, upon
hearing the explosion, ran away.
He was tackled and held by an
American citizen, questioned by
the FBI and then let go. Is this
how the people of the United
States act? This man committed
no crime but being Arab near a

bomb. The civilian who tackled
the Saudi man probably believed
he was helping solve the crime,
just as Reddit did. Neither of
them thought about the undue
harm of their actions. They made
quick, ill-advised, judgments that
were categorically false.
The Boston man, Reddit and
I all had three things in common
those few days, we forgot about
the need for nuance. We accepted
what we saw on Twitter, watched
on CNN, read in the Globe –
CNN’s premature report of an
arrest comes to mind. Everyone
had theories for who did it and
why, without ever taking the
time to think.
We now know it was a pair
of disaffected brothers whose
ethnically Chechen parents
emigrated from Kyrgyzstan.
We do not know their motives or
their grievances against the US.
We know very little, and maybe
that is the way it should be.

Matejka is a senior majoring in
international studies.

politics

The bright side of George W. Bush’s war in Iraq
patrick doucette
Contributing Writer
pdoucette@smu.edu
Ten years after the invasion
of Iraq, people often criticize
the absence of weapons of mass
destruction, the loss of American
lives, and the instability and
endless sectarian violence it
brought about. What many
people do not realize is that for
Iraqi Kurds, George W. Bush is
a hero.
Despite
Iraq’s
current
challenges, Bush’s invasion gave
Iraqi Kurds the unprecedented
ability to secure their rights
and prosperity. As a result, the
Kurdistan Regional Government
(KRG) is now the safest and
arguably most prosperous part
of the country.
While other parts of Iraq suffer

from brutal sectarian violence,
the KRG has signed contracts
with fifty international oil
companies, which have invested
over $10 billion in the region.
Furthermore, oil companies in
the KRG have recently made
an agreement with Turkey to
construct a pipeline which will
supply it with 10 billion cubic
meters of oil a year.
This development has been
made possible by the ousting of
Saddam and the creation of a
new constitution that enshrines
Kurdish rights. For the first time
in modern history, Kurdish
people have been able to freely
participate in and benefit from
inclusion in a state. As a result,
the KRG willingly remains part
of Iraq and uses its oil and gas
revenue to benefit all Iraqis. This
serves as a model of citizenship

that provides a stark counterpoint
to the treatment Kurds continue
to receive in Turkey and Syria
where their full rights continue
to be denied.
These developments in Iraq
fit within the larger context of
a people whose rights have been
denied for over one hundred
years. Despite being one of the
largest minority groups in the
world, the Kurds were never
given their own state after the
breakup of the Ottoman Empire.
The results of this have been
cultural repression and conflict.
For example, in the past, speaking
Kurdish in Turkey was illegal
and even today the use of the
letter “w” can get a Kurd thrown
in jail because it is not part of
the Turkish alphabet. In Syria,
many Kurds have been denied
citizenship and are so heavily

discriminated against that they
have become a permanent
underclass. The worst case of
repression, however, was the
genocidal Al-Anfal campaign
— Saddam Hussein killed over
100,000 Iraqi Kurds.
Despite the violence of its
past, Iraq is now home to the
most accommodating regime
for Kurds in the Middle East.
For the first time, Iraqi Kurds
have been able to thrive and
become one of the most
prosperous parts of the country.
This situation is not an accident.
It is inherently tied to the
invasion that made respect for
Kurdish rights possible and, as
we evaluate the war, this should
not be overlooked.
Doucette is a senior majoring in
history.

Quote Worthy

“We may not all live here in Texas, but we are neighbors, too.”
­—President Barack Obama, speaking to an audience in West, Texas after the
plant explosion
cartoon

—Adam Grosbard, SMU Sophomore

Library is an honor to have at SMU
SMU welcomed all five living presidents and their first ladies, along with
global leaders, to its campus on Thursday. Thousands of people flocked
from all over the Dallas area to view the dedication. I was fortunate enough
to be able to attend the actual dedication. It was incredible to be able to
witness first-hand such an historic event that was the spotlight of national
newspapers like The New York Times.
There might be some people who think that having the library on SMU’s
campus is a negative thing. Whatever political beliefs people have, they
should all be honored to have the Bush Library at SMU. Political leaders
from all over the world have now set foot on SMU.
The library is putting SMU on more people’s radars, and it will help
SMU rise in the ratings. People will want to go to a school that is prestigious
enough to have a presidential library on its campus. For current students,
regardless of whether they actually went to the dedication or watched it
online, seeing all five current presidents speak was a once in a lifetime
experience.
—Rebecca Keay, Associate Photo Editor

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Matthew Costa
Associate Sports Editor
mcosta@smu.edu
With what may go down as the
steal of the 2013 NFL draft, the
Cincinnati Bengals picked up some
serious depth on the defensive line
with SMU’s own Margus Hunt.
The 25-year-old Estonian-native
was seen by many scouts as a firstround talent with raw ability that
must be harnessed before he can
become a mainstay on any NFL
roster. Hunt will have a chance to
prove himself on a team known for
its pass rushing specialists.
Cincinnati is well stocked
with defensive linemen, including
tackles Domata Peko and multiple
pro bowler Geno Atkins. With
these starters, along with the rest
of an underrated Bengals’ defense,
Hunt may find himself on the bench
for the majority of his first year,
but will have a great opportunity
to learn how to play in the NFL
very quickly.
While at SMU, Hunt was known
nationwide as a dominant blocker on
special teams, tallying 10 blocks on
field goal attempts and seven extra
point attempts.
In 2012, Hunt dominated
the competition with a teamhigh eight sacks, including
two in his final game, and 11

quarterback hurries.
He was also named the most
valuable player of the Sheraton
Hawaii Bowl and a first-team AllConference USA this past season
on his way towards an invite to the
Senior Bowl.

Much will be expected of
Margus Hunt, not only from his
new team but the SMU community
in general, but his potential and
skill should be enough to keep him
on Cincinnati’s roster for years
to come.

Next on our list is Kari
Lehtonen of the Dallas Stars.
The 29-year-old goalie is
arguably the Stars’ best player.
While Jamie Benn and Loui
Eriksson can push the Stars over
the top, they’re not on the ice for
all 60 minutes. Kari brings his
best game every night, frustrating
opposing teams and giving the
Stars a chance to win.
In 2002, the Atlanta Thrashers
drafted Lehtonen second overall
in the first round, making
Lehtonen the highest drafted
Finnish player in league history.
After being drafted, Lehtonen
spent one more year playing in
Finland before making the move
to North America.
Lehtonen debuted with the
Chicago Wolves, the Thrashers’
AHL affiliate, in the 2003-04
season. He played in 39 AHL
games that year, picking up 20
wins. Lehtonen would also play
four games in the NHL that
season, winning all four and
posting one shutout.
The 2004-05 NHL lockout
meant Lehtonen spent the

entire year in the AHL. Kari
would go 38-17 that year with
five shutouts, a .929 SV% and
a GAA of 2.27. Lehtonen
was ready to make the leap to
the NHL.
The next four seasons were
a turning point for Lehtonen.
His numbers were impressive.
He always had a SV% above
.910, and only once had a GAA
of higher than 3.00. Lehtonen
played a major role in getting the
Thrashers the franchise’s first
playoff appearance in 2007.
But those four year also saw
Lehtonen plagued with injuries.
He only played more than 50
games once. There were reports
of him being lazy and showing
up to training camp out of shape.
People recognized Lehtonen’s
talent, but also were weary of
his dedication. This was made
clear on February 29, 2010 when
the Thrashers traded Lehtonen
to the Dallas Stars for defensive
prospect Ivan Vishnevskiy and a
fourth round pick.
Lehtonen’s arrival all but
assured the end for longtime
Stars’ goalie Marty Turco.
Lehtonen would play 12 games
for the Stars that year. Now,

three full seasons into his time
with Dallas, Lehtonen has
shown his full potential. He has
had some minor injuries, but the
questionable work ethic seen in
Atlanta is gone.
Lehtonen played 69 games
in 2010-11, picking up 34
wins. He played in 59 games
last season, and 36 of the 48
games this season. He’s been
consistent, and has kept the
Stars competitive against teams
with much deeper rosters than
the Stars.
The Stars signed Lehtonen
to a five year exention that will
run through 2018. That’s good,
not only because Lehtonen is
the Stars’ best player, not only
because Lehtonen is one of
the league’s best, but because
Lehtonen is one of the best
goalies in the world. And as the
Stars go through a rebuild, it’s
nice having world class talent on
the ice for 60 minutes a game.
Sure, the Stars haven’t made
the playoff for five straight
years. But over the last three, the
Stars have been in the playoff
race until the last week of the
regular season. That is mostly
Lehtonen’s doing.

NFL

Line joins Vikings as free agent
Billy Embody
Senior Staff Writer
wembody@smu.edu
Former SMU star running back
Zach Line had hopes of being
drafted this past weekend in the
NFL Draft, but instead was signed
as an undrafted free agent by the
Minnesota Vikings.
According to Line’s fan page on

Facebook, he signed a three-year deal
to join the crowded Vikings backfield
that includes the 2012 NFL MVP and
rushing champion, Adrian Peterson.
Line posted on his Twitter account
Saturday night, “I was undrafted. Is
that a major problem? No, Minnesota
Vikings make everything feel just
right! #skolvikings.”
The 6-1, 230 pound Line surpassed

SMU great Eric Dickerson in total
yardage (4,185) and tied Dickerson
in total career touchdowns with 47
while he was at SMU.
Line joins Peterson and former
Stanford star Toby Gerhart in the
backfield and will be competing for
playing time most likely at fullback as
the Vikings are one of the few teams
that use a fullback regularly.

Refilling the Stables: Eight Mustangs join NFL Rosters
It was a glorious weekend for
SMU athletics.
A total of eight athletes found
spots on NFL rosters.
Margus Hunt was the only
Mustang selected in the
2013 NFL Draft. The other
seven players were added as
undrafted free agents.

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Emile Hirsch and Paul Rudd star in the new indie film, “Prince Avalanche,” set to hit theaters in August 2013.

Texas-filmed ‘Prince Avalanche’
debuts at USA Film Festival
Courtney Spalten
cspalten@smu.edu
Manning jordan
mjordan@smu.edu
Last week Dallas underwent
quite some chaos with the opening
of the Bush Library.
Streets were blocked, camera
crews were out and presidents were
spotted.
Despite the craziness on campus,
the USA Film Festival was also
taking place over the course of the
week at the Angelika Film Center.
The USA Film Festival is
a Dallas-based event that the
non-profit organization puts
on annually to recognize and
encourage excellence in the film and
video arts.
This year, the 43rd annual
event took place on April 24
through April 28.
“Prince Avalanche” was one
of the films featured in the festival
with a salute to the film’s director,
David Gordon Green.
The Icelandic film, “Either

Way,” provided an inspiration for
“Prince Avalanche” starring Paul
Rudd and Emile Hirsch.
The comedy centers on Rudd
and Hirsch’s characters, who are
rebuilding the roads after a Texas
fire in 1988.
“Prince Avalanche” was a step
in the union of the two genres
Green has mastered, indie drama
and comedy.
You have most likely seen
his previous films such as
“Pineapple Express,” “Your
Royal Highness,” “The Sitter” or
perhaps even his limited released
films like “Snow Angels” and
“George Washington.”
Green hails from Texas and
grew up nearby in Richardson.
After the showing of the film,
the director stayed to have a
Q & A session with the audience,
where he explained that he
was very proud to make films
that showcase his inner beliefs
and thoughts.
Hirsch stole the spotlight
with his dufus and yet

lovable character.
The film features shots of
landscapes not dissimilar to
Terrence
Malick’s
movies,
and maintained a comedic
element throughout.
Green works with the same
crew for his movies, which has been
about a nine year run now.
One unique fact about “Prince
Avalanche” is that the entire film
was shot in just 16 days.
The quick shooting took place
outside Austin in Bastrop State
Park, which suffered damage
after experiencing a wildfire in
Sept. 2011.
Green admitted that the filming
did not take place like many
feature films.
“There weren’t big trucks
with loads of gear to worry
about, like in a studio feature,”
Green said.
“And there were never
more than 10 people on
set, anywhere.”
The movie is set to release in
August of this year.

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is “Discobolos,” the famous
marble statue of a “discus
thrower” that dates back to the
2nd century A.D.
The
Romans
commonly
explored the human body through
the movement of athletics.
“The Body Beautiful in Ancient
Greece: Masterworks from the
British Museum” is the first tour
that the “Discobolus” has been
loaned to.
The exhibition is organized by
the British Museum and curated by
Ian Jenkins and Victoria Turner.
The curator of the Dallas exhibit
is Anne Bromberg, The Cecil and
Ida Green Curator of Ancient and
Asian Art.
In addition to the many
sculptural works, the exhibition
will also be accompanied by a
full-color catalogue.
“The Body Beautiful in Ancient
Greece: Masterworks from the
British Museum” will be on display
at the DMA until October 6, 2013.

Admission to see this exhibit
requires a special exhibition ticket.
Ticket prices are $16 for
adults,
with
discounts
for
students,
military
personnel
and seniors.
Admission for DMA partners
and children 11 and under is free.
There are several other exhibitions
currently on display at the DMA.
The photographs of the “Cindy
Sherman” exhibit will be open
until June 9.
“Chagall: Beyond Color” will
continue to be on display until May
26, 2013.
“Loren Mozley: Structural
Integrity” displays the works of
Texas Modernist, Loren Mozley,
and will remain open until
June 30.
“Form/Unformed:
Design
from 1960 to Present” features 30
works drawn from the Museum’s
collections dating back to the 1960s.
The exhibition will be open until
Dec. 2013.

The Dallas Museum of Art
is hosting an exhibit entitled,
“The Body Beautiful in Ancient
Greece: Masterworks from the
British Museum,” that will open
on Sunday, May 5.
The internationally touring
exhibition features the works of
over 120 objects that explore the
human form.
According to the British
Museum, the ancient Greeks
experimented with representation
of the human body with works
of abstract simplicity to pieces
of realism.
The works are exclusively
from the British Museum’s
famous collection of Roman and
Greek sculptures.
The exhibition arranges the
works to appear as a representation
of how Ancient Olympia would
have appeared around the year
100 B.C.
Among the featured pieces
are marble and bronze sculptures,
vessels,
funerary
objects
and jewelry.
Some of the pieces date back to
the second millennium B.C.
The exhibit is arranged in ten
unique thematic sections that depict
the ways the Greeks experimented
with representation of the
human figure.
Works are divided into the
following categories: “The Male
Body Beautiful,” “Aphrodite
and the Female Body,” “The
Divine Body,” “Herakles: An
Ancient Superman,” “Athletes,”
“Birth, Marriage, and Death,”
“Sex and Desire,” “Outsiders,”
“Character and Realism” and “The
Human Face.”
Included in the exhibition are
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some famous pieces.
“Discobolus” is a Roman marble statue dating to the second century A.D.
Among the featured works